Revelation 5:5–6 (ESV) “Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah… a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain…” DEVOTIONAL There is no greater paradox in all of Scripture—no richer mystery—than the revelation of Jesus Christ as both the Lion and the Lamb. In this vision given to the apostle John, heaven opens, and […]
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PROVERBS 22:6 ESV 6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. God’s plan is that children be a great blessing in a family. Sadly, in many homes, the children are holy terrors, exasperating and exhausting their parents. In every case, it
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We should expect God’s protection, and thank Him for it. But we must remember that we receive from God by faith. So if we don’t believe God will protect us, we are, in effect, hindering God’s protection. So we need to feed our faith on the promises of the Bible concerning God’s protection for His
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MATTHEW 4:10 NLT 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” Today we have what we call “worship services” that usually consist mainly of singing songs and listening to a sermon. Many also have “worship leaders” whose job is
John 8:58 (ESV) “Before Abraham was, I am.” DEVOTIONAL In this short yet thunderous statement, our Lord Jesus proclaims a truth that shook the religious leaders to the core. He did not say, “Before Abraham was, I was,” as though He were merely older. He said, “I AM.” With those two words, He echoed the
PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NLT 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. It’s not unusual for someone to feel like life is not worth living. Many, if not most, feel this way some time. My recommendation for those who feel this way is to begin focusing on helping
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Hebrews 1:3 (ESV) “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature…” DEVOTIONAL When we look upon Jesus Christ, we are not seeing merely a good teacher, a wise prophet, or even a perfect man. We are beholding the very radiance of God’s glory. The writer of Hebrews
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2 CORINTHIANS 13:14 LB 14 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. May God’s love and the Holy Spirit’s friendship be yours. Paul God has feelings, emotions, and desires. God does not enjoy being neglected any more than you do. God has none of the weaknesses we associate with people,
John 1:14 (ESV) “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” DEVOTIONAL This single verse stands as one of the most breathtaking truths in all of Scripture. The eternal Word—He who was with God
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LUKE 8:11 NLT 11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. God usually gives us things in seed form. When we look at an acorn, we don’t see an oak tree, or a forest of oak trees, but God can. Ideas are seeds. When God desires to send a blessing